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RNS Number : 7795J
BNP Paribas London
21 December 2015
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY 
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser:
BNP Paribas SA
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
 The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.

(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
Royal Dutch Shell Plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:

(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:
 For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
18th December 2015
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
NO
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
Class of relevant security:
GB00B03MLX29
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
48,720,699
1.22
0.00
0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
 TOTAL:
48,720,699
1.22
0.00
0.00
Class of relevant security:
GB00B03MM408
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
4,410,279
0.18
0.00
0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
 TOTAL:
4,410,279
0.18
0.00
0.00
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit








GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
580
14.4350
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
350,196
14.5263
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,515,344
14.5471
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
736
14.6100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,664
14.6200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,411
14.6250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
907
14.6300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
15,277
14.6350
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
11,075
14.6500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,165
14.6550
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
6,989
14.6600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
4,257
14.6650
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,440
14.6700
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
3,135
14.6750
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
46,000
16.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
5,000
17.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
23,000
18.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
145,000
19.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
15,000
20.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
36,000
20.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
3,388
20.0200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,615
20.1750
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
267
20.1800
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
837
20.1900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
634
20.1950
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
309
20.2050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
3,888
20.2100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
346
20.2200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
287
20.2300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
331
20.2350
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,204
20.2400
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
662
20.2450
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
408
20.2500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,014
20.2550
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
3,881
20.2650
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,055
20.2750
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
4,155
20.2800
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
8,111
20.2850
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
5,422
20.2900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
49
20.2950
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
49,243
20.3000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
4,275
20.3050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,755
20.3100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
6,342
20.3150
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
361
20.3200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
416
20.3250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,325
20.3300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
452
20.3350
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,532
20.3400
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
3,720
20.3450
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
339
20.3500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
267
20.3550
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,099
20.3600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
867
20.3650
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,527
20.3850
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
354
20.3900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
347
20.4100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
384
20.4250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
395
20.4300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
384
20.4600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
336
20.4650
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
179
20.4800
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
5,938
20.4850
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
325,000
20.8300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
4,000
21.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
11,000
21.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
200,000
21.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
150,000
22.6500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
163,800
23.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
25,000
23.5000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
106,200
24.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
39,600
25.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
152,300
26.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
253,300
26.5000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
150,000
26.7000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
19,200
28.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
15,000
29.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
34,500
30.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
15,600
31.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
169
20.2696

Total
3,973,545









GB00B03MLX29
Sale
963,052
14.4000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
6,470
14.5200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
463
14.5450
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
778
14.5600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
200,783
14.5700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,803
14.6100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
7,777
14.6150
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,765
14.6200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
6,967
14.6250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
15,133
14.6321
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
444,988
14.6350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
91,000
16.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
10,000
17.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,352
18.9710
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,139
20.0700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,685
20.0850
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
538
20.1150
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
277
20.1600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
235
20.1700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
280
20.1800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,087
20.2050
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
5,036
20.2100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,844
20.2150
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,932
20.2200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
5,851
20.2250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,604
20.2300
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,638
20.2350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,220
20.2400
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
7,045
20.2450
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
6,329
20.2500
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
6,899
20.2550
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,175
20.2600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
8,393
20.2650
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
6,199
20.2700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
8,420
20.2750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,453
20.2800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
11,363
20.2850
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
13,884
20.2900
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
12,584
20.2950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
335,167
20.3000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
7,123
20.3050
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
8,294
20.3100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
8,253
20.3150
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
15,609
20.3200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
8,104
20.3250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
9,486
20.3300
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
16,620
20.3350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
17,277
20.3400
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
8,307
20.3450
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
6,961
20.3500
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
7,295
20.3550
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
5,635
20.3600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,746
20.3650
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
269
20.3700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,302
20.3750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,519
20.3800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,904
20.3850
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,832
20.3900
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
940
20.3950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
54,981
20.4000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
599
20.4050
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
328
20.4100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,418
20.4150
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
548
20.4200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
549
20.4350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
265
20.4400
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,310
20.4500
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
609
20.4550
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
331
20.4600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
357
20.4700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
468
20.4750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
652
20.4900
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
7,100
20.5000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,431
20.5100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
32,600
20.6000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
278,900
21.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
29,500
21.2000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
52,800
21.5000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,500
21.6000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
542,600
22.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
169,800
22.5000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
343,700
23.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
40,300
23.5000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
129,600
24.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
5,000
24.5000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
205,900
25.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
7,200
25.5000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
445,000
26.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
388,200
26.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
582,200
27.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
106,000
28.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
800
32.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
20,000
36.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
7,635
14.6350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
7,546
14.6900

Total
5,814,811









GB00B03MM408
Purchase
920
14.4800
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
951
14.4900
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
1,002
14.5200
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
218,258
14.6561
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
944,432
14.6593
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
19,932
14.6900
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
1,515
14.7100
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
95
14.7150
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
1,164
14.7200
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
2,591
14.7500
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
2,073
14.7550
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
8,341
14.7600
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
99
14.7650
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
6,315
14.7700
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
75
14.7750
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
156
14.7800
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
440
14.7900
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
62,000
18.0000
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
6,000
19.5000
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
106
14.6680

Total
1,276,465









GB00B03MM408
Sale
646
14.5700
GB00B03MM408
Sale
516
14.5750
GB00B03MM408
Sale
356
14.6250
GB00B03MM408
Sale
488
14.6450
GB00B03MM408
Sale
980
14.6550
GB00B03MM408
Sale
417
14.6650
GB00B03MM408
Sale
2,643
14.6750
GB00B03MM408
Sale
4,032
14.6775
GB00B03MM408
Sale
125,974
14.6800
GB00B03MM408
Sale
283,335
14.6900
GB00B03MM408
Sale
999
14.6950
GB00B03MM408
Sale
5,249
14.7000
GB00B03MM408
Sale
449
14.7300
GB00B03MM408
Sale
12,000
15.0000
GB00B03MM408
Sale
37,000
15.5000
GB00B03MM408
Sale
72,000
16.0000
GB00B03MM408
Sale
34,000
16.5000
GB00B03MM408
Sale
95,000
17.0000
GB00B03MM408
Sale
151,000
18.0000
GB00B03MM408
Sale
14,000
18.5000
GB00B03MM408
Sale
22,000
19.5000
GB00B03MM408
Sale
20,000
20.0000
GB00B03MM408
Sale
150,000
21.0000
GB00B03MM408
Sale
5,659
14.6900

Total 
1,038,743









(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion
Details
Price per unit (if applicable)




4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
None
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or 
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
None
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
NO
Date of disclosure:
21st December 2015
Contact name:
Aimee RICHARDSON
Telephone number:
020 7 595 9695
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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